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Northfleld. — Large, red, very handsome. Good for culinary purposes. Not productive 

 enough for market. September to December. 



Oakland. — Tree a spreading, rather slow grower and not a very sure bearer. Fruit 

 medium in size, oblate; color dark red; quality very good. November to March. 



Peter. — A dark red apple ripening in September and keeping for several weeks. A 

 seedling of Wealthy and practically identical with that variety. 



Quince. — A very large, yellowish apple often a little irregular in shape. Fairly good 

 for culinary purposes. August. 



Rambo. — An old, well-known late fall and early winter variety. Fruit roundish 

 oblate; color light yellow, streaked and marbled with dull red in the sun, sprinkled 

 with large dots. Texture tender, fine grained; flavor mild, sub-acid, very pleasant. 

 Desirable for home use. October to December. 



Red Dettmer. — A Russian variety ripening in September. Size large, roundish, 

 oblate, slightly conical; color pale yellow, washed and splashed with light and dark red: 

 flavor brisk sub-acid. Tree a vigorous, upright, slightly spreading grower inclined to 

 be unproductive. 



Red June. — A small, red apple of good quality, ripening in early August. Tree 

 vigorous, upright and quite productive here. 



Ribston. — An English variety of high standing in the country from which it comes. 

 Size medium, roundish; color yellow, clouded with dull red on the sunny side; flavor 

 sub-acid, rich, aromatic. Unproductive here. November to April. 



Ronk. — Tree upright, spreading, rather slow to come into bearing. Fruit medium to 

 large, roundish oblate; color greenish yellow, with a brownish-red cheek. Quality good. 

 October to December. 



Rosenhager. — A good grower and an abundant bearer. Fruit very large, brownish- 

 red, of fair quality only. Ripens in October and keeps but a short time. Origin Russia. 



Roxbury. — A large, roundish, oblate, russet apple of good quality. Valuable for home 

 and market. January to June. 



Sheriff. — A spreading, vigorous grower, usually quite productive. Fruit medium in 

 size, roundish; color greenish, with dull red cheek; quality good. November to March. 

 Promising for market. 



Tolman. — One of the best winter sweet apples, but frequently inclined to be a little 

 tough and corky. Fruit roundish-oblate, pale yellow, frequently with a blush on the 

 exposed side. The tree is a good strong grower. October to March. 



Titovka. — A very large, beautifully colored apple ripening in August and keeping 

 until the middle of September. The tree is rather a poor grower and doubtless the 

 variety would succeed best top-worked on some strong-growing kind. Possesses the 

 characteristics of a good market variety and would seem desirable to follow Duchess. 



Water. — Tree upright, rather dwarfish, bears every other year. Fruit roundish-ovate, 

 yellow, shaded with dark red, of fair quality only. Does not appear very desirable. 

 November and December. 



VARIETIES FOR HOME USE AND MARKET. 



Bailey Sweet. — A very large, showy, red winter apple of sweet pleasant flavor. Tree 

 moderately vigorous and productive. When a sweet apple is desired this variety should 

 take well because of its large size and attractive appearance. November to March. 



Bough. — Not valuable for market purposes, but one of the finest early sweet apples 

 for home use. Fruit roundish-conical, clear pale yellow, of best quality. The tree is 

 vigorous and ordinarily productive. July and August. 



Garden Royal. — Unsurpassed in quality and particularly desirable for the home 

 orchard. Fruit roundish-oblate, greenish-yellow, striped and splashed with rich red. 

 very tender, rich, mild, aromatic. Tree upright, moderately vigorous. September. 



Grimes. — A roundish-oblate, yellow, smooth-skinned apple of very good quality. The 

 tree is a fairly vigorous grower and a profuse bearer. A good dessert and market 

 variety. November to March. 



Hubbardston. — Fruit roundish, inclining to conical; color yellow, mostly overspread 

 and indistinctly striped with red patches and tracings of yellow russet; texture crisp, 

 tender; flavor rich, mild; quality very good. Tree a good grower and an abundant 

 bearer. Quite free from scab. A profitable market variety and deserving of a place 

 in everv home orchard. November to February, 



